Paul,

> > Slow connections on Windows 2003 with IB < 7.1 and FB < 1.5
> > is a known issue.
> >
>
> This is true, but the connections aren't _that_ slow. The code used to
> have a built in one second delay.

No, on Windows 2003 it is another issue.

> This has been removed in Fb 1.0.3 and
> Fb 1.5. The slow down here is a result of something else. But I have no
> idea what is the cause.

Me neither. ;-)

AFAIR, Nickolay posted something about that in firebird-devel some
months ago.


Thomas